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Studies on the electrochemical and dopamine sensing properties of AgNP-modified carboxylated cellulose nanocrystal-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

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Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCC) were synthesized by treating microcrystalline cellulose with ammonium persulfate. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were prepared on the surface of CNCC using NaBH4 as reductant. Novel conducting nanocomposites of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with AgNPs/CNCC were electrodeposited on the surface of the glassy carbon electrode. The nanocomposites prepared in various ratios of PEDOT, CNCC, and AgNPs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and differential pulse voltammetry. The prepared PEDOT/AgNPs/CNCC showed much low electrochemical impedance and very good response towards the oxidation of dopamine. Based on these findings, a highly stable, sensitive, and selective amperometric sensor for the detection of dopamine was developed. Operated at 0.20 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), the sensor can detect dopamine in the range of 0.05 to 782 μM with a 17-nM detection limit.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21475118), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China (ZR2013BQ004), the Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program (J15LC14), and the Open Research Fund of Top Key Discipline of Chemistry in Zhejiang Provincial Colleges and Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials (Zhejiang Normal University, ZJHX1511).

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    Guiyun Xu, Shaoping Liang, Mingming Zhang & Xijuan Yu

  2. College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China

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    Jiuju Feng

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Xu, G., Liang, S., Zhang, M. et al. Studies on the electrochemical and dopamine sensing properties of AgNP-modified carboxylated cellulose nanocrystal-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Ionics 23, 3211–3218 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-017-2112-z

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